Tour de Suisse 2021 *****Spoilers****

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,254
    Fair play Carapaz, made Fuglsang think he was done, then got on his wheel and beat him.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    edited June 2021
    kingstongraham said:

    Fair play Carapaz, made Fuglsang think he was done, then got on his wheel and beat him.

    Thought it was fair play from Fuglsang to go so early and give him a chance, tbf - having sat on for the previous few km it was the only decent thing to do...

    (Edit to add that I have no problem with sitting on as a tactic - the lad's trying to win a bike race)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    edited June 2021

    RICK:

    1st Carapaz, 2nd Birdsong, 3rd Woods.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    So another new race leader and it's still not Alaphilippe.
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,042
    What kind of fine will Ala get 30 seconds?

    Just saw du moulin cruisin' in looking relaxed
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,702
    Carapaz is looking in great nick.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,553
    Complete control from Carapaz. Fuglsang looked to be going really well until Carapaz went after him and he suddenly looked pedestrian in comparison.

    Alaphillippe not looking himself at the moment, I know the bigger climbs aren't really his thing but he seems to lack a bit of a kick at the end. I would have bet on him winning the sprint for 3rd normally.

    Scenery was a bit better today after my earlier comments but I think their nice wide roads make it less attractive than the equivalents in France or Italy.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,553
    It was quite amusing watching JV controlling the front and then as soon as Carapaz attacked both their riders got dropped (one just dropping off having done his turn only for Oomen to be the first casualty from the rest).

    I only caught the final 7.5km and was surprised to see all the leaders left without support, I assume there was a bit of action on the last categorised climb?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    edited June 2021
    davidof said:

    What kind of fine will Ala get 30 seconds?

    Just saw du moulin cruisin' in looking relaxed


    He's won himself a 20 second time penalty and drops to 4th on GC.
    Fuglsang now second on GC, with Schachmann jumping the World champion, moving into third.
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  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,906
    ddraver said:

    I think most people know Switzerland has Mountains to be honest...

    How many cyclo-tourists would ride the Tourmalet but pass up the Cirque du Troumouse though, simply because the Tour has never showcased it? Or the Stelvio but not the Timmelsjoch?

    I'm sure there are lots of fantastic climbs in the country (and indeed places like Austria and Slovenia too) that the average cyclist won't be familiar with because the races don't visit them often enough.

    Just seems a bit silly to have a race in such a wonderfully mountainous country and have so few climbs on the route.
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,042
    blazing_saddles said:

    davidof said:

    What kind of fine will Ala get 30 seconds?

    Just saw du moulin cruisin' in looking relaxed


    He's won himself a 20 second time penalty and drops to 4th on GC.
    Fuglsang now second on GC, with Schachmann jumping the World champion, moving into third.
    Ok not too bad given he'd ignored the commissaire telling him not to go back... He must have been empty
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  • RichN95.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,776
    I think he did well to hold it and not lose too much time.
    Looked to be a sketchy corner surface just prior.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,112
    rick_chasey said:

    Carapaz is looking in great nick.

    Agreed, was a class above everyone else today. Tried to disguise his good legs and then timed his move to perfection. Let's hope he can hold this form through July.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Yeah, in this form he'll be a great last man for little Ritchie.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    The Carapaz attack was savage.

    Was it just me, or does Alaphilippe look like he just can't ride in a straight line even when not in a sprint? I started getting worried for everyone around him
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    pblakeney said:

    I think he did well to hold it and not lose too much time.
    Looked to be a sketchy corner surface just prior.

    There was a definite bump - in the replay you can see him jolted up out of the saddle by it.
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  • womack
    womack Posts: 566
    Who won today's stage, the commentator wasn't very clear about it 😊
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,233
    The thing I like about Carapaz is the thing I used not to like about certain riders: he’s a proper bastard.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,776
    ocdupalais said:

    The thing I like about Carapaz is the thing I used not to like about certain riders: he’s a proper censored .

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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    What's a censored??

    Also, why?

    (Not because I disagree just interested)
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,233
    The censored word was “b@stard”. Same vein as Valverde and Nibali. With riders like that around (in form) it puts more pressure on other contenders to show no vulnerability. Which in turn can mean that there’s nearly always a crux. That moment where they’ve either got it, or they haven’t…
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    MvdP dns due to a cold
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    So Alaphilippe has gone up the road with teammate Cattaneo, Nibali and Soler for company. Got 1'15" on the peloton, they'll be kept on a short leash
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Good on him for giving it a go. Quite a punchy group but no way they will outrun ineos, sadly.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    It's his birthday innit.
    Everybody is doing it these days. He's like a MvDP tribute band.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Currently there are 57 riders up the road!
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    It's all gone a bit nuts. Nobody dangerous but that's a huge group. Think it's 38 riders
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Seems there is no English language commentary today.
    Womack will be pleased.
    Breakaway gaining a lot of time now.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,254
    I can hear commentary

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